HCP report no. 9 : state of household food security in Nanjing, China : comparing household food security in cities of the Global South through a gender lens

A gender lens analysis is rooted in local configurations of households, livelihoods and consumption patterns. Understanding the determinants of urban food insecurity requires sensitivity to local cultural contexts, taking into account a globally relevant framework for analysis. The data used in the paper is drawn from the Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP) household food security baseline surveys in Maputo and Nanjing. The paper compares the food security and household dietary diversity scores in each city by household type, and provides an intersectional analysis which includes gendered household headship in relation to HCP household typologies.Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC